(1)
Blog posts that re-state the mind numbingly obvious as if it were original and insightful.
(2)
Blog posts that rehash ideas within a given vein that have already circulated ad-nauseam, without adding significantly to them.
(3)
Blog posts that put forward ideas so fluffy, feel-good or ambiguous that it is impossible to disagree with them, but they don't add value either.
Many personal development blogs are mostly a compilation of "
wisdom" found on refrigerator magnets. We can all agree for instance, that "it's important to be yourself", except when it'
s more expedient not to be. This is truism
blogging.